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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

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(Etienne van de Walle et al., second 1982 edition)
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The process by which immigrants adjust themselves to conditions in the area of destination falls into several categories: naturalization (331-1), the acquisition of legal citizenship; absorption 1 the entry into productive economic activity; assimilation 3, integration into the social structure on terms of equality; and acculturation 2 the adoption of the customs and values of the population in the place of destination. More...